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Abington celebrates its victory in the Division 3 state baseball final at LeLacheur Park in Lowell. (Barry Chin / Globe Staff) Abington celebrates its victory in the Division 3 state baseball final at LeLacheur Park in Lowell.

Players of the Year

Division 1 / senior / Outfielder

Dario Pizzano, Malden Catholic

Pizzano earned MVP honors in the Catholic Conference, hitting .552 with 2 home runs and 37 RBIs. The senior outfielder was twice a league batting champ and all-star, and is one of two players in MC history with 100 career hits. He will attend Columbia.
Division 2 / senior / pitcher

Joe Flynn, Plymouth North

Flynn finished his pitching career 33-4, including a 10-2 record this season. He was MVP of the Atlantic Coast League and led the Blue Eagles back to the state title game, a year after they went undefeated and won it all. He will attend Franklin Pierce.
Division 3 / Senior / Pitcher

Steve Perakslis, Abington

Perakslis led the Green Wave to the school’s first state title and won his second South Shore League MVP award, finishing with a .523 average, 5 home runs, and 33 RBIs. As a pitcher, he went 9-0 with a 0.25 ERA. He will enroll at Maine in the fall.

Coaches of the Year

Division 1

Norm Walsh, BC High

Walsh led the Eagles to their second straight state title this season despite having returned only two starters. In 30 years, Walsh is 460-217 and owns three state titles. He was elected into the Massachusetts Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame this year.
division 2

Todd Dulin, North Andover

Dulin guided North Andover to a 20-5 record and the North sectional crown, earning Coach of the Year honors in the Cape Ann League. In three seasons, the North Andover alum is 48-19. The Scarlet Knights tied for the CAL championship.
division 3

Stephen Perakslis, Abington

Perakslis led the Green Wave to the first state championship in school history, a team led by his son, Steve. In eight seasons, the Abington alum is 123-70, including 24-2 this year. He said this year’s team was the hardest-working group he’s coached.

All-Scholastics

senior / pitcher

Sahil Bloom, Weston

Bloom was MVP of the Dual County League Small, posting a 6-0 record with 3 saves, a 0.90 ERA, and 61 strikeouts in 46‚ innings. He finished his career 22-6 with a 1.95 ERA. He is committed to play at Stanford next year.
junior / pitcher, first base

Mike Calzetta, Lawrence

The MVP of the Merrimack Valley Conference Small was 7-1 with a 1.43 ERA and is 13-3 with a 1.98 ERA in his career. The two-time MVC All- Star also batted .464. He will play for the Merrimack Valley Titans AAU squad this summer.
junior / pitcher, outfielder

Eddie Campbell, Bridgewater-Raynham

Campbell was co-Pitcher of the Year in the Old Colony League, going 8-0 with a 0.90 ERA and 97 strikeouts in 62 innings. He also batted .352 with 3 homers and 24 RBIs. The threetime OCL All-Star is committed to play at Virginia Tech in 2010.
senior / pitcher, first base

Chris Carmain, St. John's Prep

Carmain was 9-1 with a 2.20 ERA, and 58 strikeouts in 60 innings and helped lead the Eagles to the Division 1North title game. The Catholic Conference All-Star also batted .403 with 6 home runs, and 33 RBIs. He will play baseball at Northeastern.
senior / pitcher, shortstop

Hunter Gordon, Swampscott

Gordon was MVP of the Northeastern Conference Small with his EMass-leading 10 home runs, .683 batting average, and 37 RBIs. He was also 5-1 on the mound with a 0.59 ERA and 66 strikeouts. He will play at Boston College next season.
senior / outfielder

Tyler Horan, BC High

Horan captained BC High to its second straight Division 1 title, hitting .413 with 4 home runs, 21 RBIs, and 14 stolen bases. The Virginia Tech-bound standout also won a Division 1A Super Bowl title with the Eagles in football this year.
senior / catcher

Andy Lalli, Coyle & Cassidy

Lalli earned MVP honors in the Eastern Athletic Conference with a .633 average, 4 home runs, and 44 RBIs. Lalli was also captain of the hockey team and an honor roll student. He will play baseball at Central Connecticut State next year.
senior / pitcher

Ben O'Shea, Reading

O’Shea set a school record for strikeouts with 91 this season and also posted a 9-0 record with a 0.68 ERA. He led the Rockets to the Middlesex League championship, earning MVP honors along the way. He will attend Roger Williams in the fall.
senior / shortstop

Justin Quinn, Lincoln-Sudbury

Quinn was MVP and won the batting title in the Dual County League Large, batting .488 with five home runs. The four-year starter finished his career with a .386 average and 20 home runs. He will attend Rollins College in the fall.
senior / shortstop

Sean Ryan, Norton

Ryan was MVP of the Tri-Valley League, batting .500 with 4 home runs and 22 RBIs. He led Norton to an 18-5 record and a spot in the Division 3 South semifinals. He was also the Globe’s Division 3 Player of the Year in football.
senior / pitcher, first base

Kevin Singer, North Reading

Singer was Cape Ann League Small player of the year and set a school record with 34 RBIs this season. He batted .465 in 2009 and finished with a 15-4 career pitching record. The two-time CAL all-star will attend Northeastern in the fall.
senior / first base

Tim Wheeler, Central Catholic

Wheeler’s .547 average led the Merrimack Valley Conference Large and earned him MVP honors. He led his team in every offensive category, and will play for Rhode Island next year. Wheeler also was a three-year starter on his school’s basketball team.

All-Stars

  • Atlantic Coast: Bryan Sweeney, Dennis-Yarmouth; Dustin Brown, Cody Hill, Will Joyce, and David Kent, Falmouth; Tom Donovan and Phil Whitaker, Marshfield; Dan Ho, Nauset; Joe Flynn, Tom MacInnes, Matt Walsh, and Jameson Wood, Plymouth North; Tyler Putney, Plymouth South; Joe Perry, Jimmy Souza, and Al Stanton, Sandwich.
  • Bay State: Cam MacDonald, Mike Laracy, and Brett Julian, Weymouth; Will Lacker and Jeremy Miller, Brookline; Bill Uberti, Newton North; Derek Richards, Framingham; Tom Ryan and Chris Ferro, Walpole; Pat Grady and David Kortjohn, Natick; Brian Williams, Norwood; Matt O’Neill, Milton; Rob Zarthar, Dedham; Danny Rosenberg and Chris Mele, Wellesley.
  • Big Three: Chris Pittman, Nick Fedor, Matthew Sliney, Craig Stewart, Joe Higgins, and Zack Apotheker, Brockton; Corey Laliberte and Alex Ciullo, Durfee; Brendan Cardona, Josh Messier, Ian Desrosiers, and Matt Perry, New Bedford.
  • Boston City: Tommy Brown, Mike Etheridge, and Sal Russo, Latin Academy; Freddy Cabral, Lorenzo Cruz, David Marte, and Ivan Rosado, Brighton; Debani Gonzalez and Carlos Guerrero, Boston International; Carlos Miller and Tykent Rogers, Burke; Jose Del Villar and Ray Newton, Charlestown; Ezequil Lugo and Eric Parrish, Dorchester; Anthony Caruso and Justin Vera, East Boston; Jhonneris Mendez and Nelfi Zapata, English; Adrian Gonzalez and Joshua Rosario, Fenway; Jamal Harris and Nelson Rivera, Hyde Park; Giovanni Abreu, Alfred Santana and Jeffrey Santana, Madison Park; Jose Pena and Alberto Vasques, O’Bryant; Victor Martinez and Eric Rodriguez, South Boston; Jean Carlos Abreu and Joell Iraola, Snowden; Jonathan Bonilla DeLeon and Jesse Stanley, West Roxbury.
  • Cape Ann: Steve Serwon, Amesbury; Ryan Browner, Georgetown; Dan Mulley, Hamilton-Wenham; Mark O’Flynn, Ipswitch; Dante Padovani and Dan Roberts, Lynnfield; Ben Kekeisen, Manchester- Essex; Connor Walsh, North Andover; Eric Difilly and Matt Divecchia, North Reading; Chris Modlish, Pentucket; Ryan Searles, Wilmington.
  • Catholic Central Large: Pat Holleran, Dale Crispin, Dave Ruggerio, Tom Moules, Andrew Guido, and Rich Dulkis, Bp. Fenwick; Joe Kasabuski, Ryan Beloveau, Anthony DiSciscio, Angelo Codispoti, Alex Glover, and Alex Fiste, St. Mary’s; Joe Wesoloski, Andrew Manning, Lorenzo Papa, and Eddie Newton, Arlington Catholic; Pat Noble, Jake Dwyer, and Tom Kervick, Matignon; Jim Perron, Craig Olsen, and Anthony Glynn, Abp. Williams; Mike Marshall and Greg Gerry, Cd. Spellman; Cam Gaudet, Austin Prep; Lucas McCann, Marian.
  • Catholic Central Small: Andrew Larmand, Nick Loiselle, Mike Rencricca, Alex Durkin, Kyle Thomas, and Mike McHale, Lowell Catholic; Gerard Contaldi, Tom Simas, Alan Cuningham, PJ Vasconcelos, and Pat Bondrias, St. Clement’s; Bobby Greenwood, Mike Marchionda, Marc Leger, and Sean Moccia, Trinity Catholic; Nick Mecuro, Steve Alessandro, and Nick Kelly, Pope John; Will Plaza, North Cambridge Catholic.
  • Catholic Conference: Tyler Horan, Bill Kiley, Bill Hocking, Jeff Rowan, and Kyle Larrow, BC High; John Gorman, Matt Goreham, Phil Rossi, Devan Jones, and Trevor Boyce, Catholic Memorial; Dario Pizzano, Tony Serino, Justin Sencabaugh, and Nate Witkowski, Malden Catholic; Chris Carmain, Greg Donahue, Pat Connaughton, and Garrett Folger, St. John’s Prep; Chris Kucher, Matt Malcuit, and Matt Glennon, Xaverian.
  • Commonwealth Large: Jasue Ithier, Chelsea; Jorge Santiago and Joe Pizzuto, Greater Lawrence; Anthony Powers, C.J. Monoxelos, and Kyle Donovan, Greater Lowell; Dan Walkley and Shaun Miller, Shawsheen; Steve Clark, Steve Surette, Billy Lafferty, Nate Allen and Dylan Ryan, Whittier Tech.
  • Commonwealth Small: Erik Guerrero, Lynn Tech; Mike Freeman, Carlo Deldonno, and Mike Costa, Minuteman; Francis Goodwin, Joe Vaverka, and Arthur Hoffman, Mystic Valley; David Papagni and Matt Belanger, Northeast; Ryan Mahan, Andrew Rainville, Joel D’Ambrosio, David St. Pierre, and Cameron White, North Shore.
  • Dual County Small: Justin Connor, Mike Griffin, Byron Johnson and Dan O’Loughlin, Arlington; Tyler Cummings, Bedford; Dylan Katz-Wicks and Grant McCandless, Concord-Carlisle; Dillion Brown and Dan Ubele, Tyngsboro; Ian Bonner and Mike Trueblood, Wayland; Sahil Bloom, Eddie Blum, Reed Chapman and Chris Conlon, Weston.
  • Dual County Large: Trevor Sybertz, Boston Latin; Will Allen and Sam Forman, Newton South; Justin Quinn, Garrett Moore, Derek Lowe, and Ryan Wood, Lincoln-Sudbury; Peter Lynch, Andrew Chandler, Sam Shackleton, and James Marcouillier, Westford; Trevor Larsen and Jake Northrup, Acton-Boxboro.
  • Eastern Athletic: Matthew Boulter, Ryan Lee, Andrew McCarty, and Samuel Dodge, Bp. Feehan; Brandon Roy, Kyle Farnsworth, Evan Butler, and Michael Pratt, Bp. Stang; Andrew Lalli, Corey Allison, and Thomas Callahan, Coyle & Cassidy; Daniel Langfield and Jake Salpietro, Somerset.
  • Greater Boston: Corey Bramer, Bryan Erwin, Nick Leva, Shayne McDonald, and Chris Parise, Cambridge; Kevin English, Dan Forrestall, Chris McCarthy, and Mike Russo, Everett; Danny Gilchrist, Danny Gunn, Kyle Heath, and Greg Wilson, Medford; Lucas Ingemi, Jared Rogers, Kyle Rufo, and Alex Teal, Malden; Eric O’Brien, Matthew O‘Donnell, and Robert Taylor, Somerville.
  • Hockomock: Alec Palioca, Jake Cintolo, and Mac Jacobson, King Philip; Brian Rooney, Canton; Brian Swanton and Nick Thrasher, Foxboro; Colin Gay, Mike McGowan, and Tony Thaffecanty, Franklin; Shawn Doherty, Jimmy Gilmore, and Joseph Swindells, Mansfield; Evan Dean, North Attleboro; T.J. Nicholson and Mike O’Shea, Oliver Ames; Trevor Derochea, Stoughton.
  • Mayflower Large: Nick Friar and Cam Souza, Westport; Andrew Ventura, Cory DeMedeiros, Bryan Yun, and Kyle Pascoal, Diman; Sam Philbrook, Tyler Guilbeault, and Chad McIntosh, Old Colony; Matt Dinneen, Bristol-Plymouth; Jonathan Rich and Kevin Maguire, Cape Tech; Chad Todesco, Tri-County.
  • Mayflower Small: Jamie Rudin, Tyler Richards, Brian Grady, and Kevin DeSouza, Holbrook; Ryan Delgado and Anthony Piccandra, Upper Cape; D.J. Jamieson, Austin Pike, and Andrew Drass, W. Bridgewater; Nick Stearns, South Shore; Cal Ciarcia, Sacred Heart; James Cahill and Richard Babb, Blue Hills; Chris Saia, Avon; Jeff Eldredge, Chatham; Adam Sabina and Sam Lawlor, Norfolk Aggie.
  • Middlesex: Ben O’Shea, Alex Ravanis, and Remy Carpinito, Reading; Micah Goldberg, Greg Palazzo, Mike Schreckinger, Belmont; Sam Cummings, Paul Conceison, Steve McLean, and Justin Fico, Burlington; Matt Wentzell, Chris Shaw, and Will Marcal, Lexington; Ryan MacDonald, Stoneham; Tim Mitropoulos and Patrick Lucas, Winchester; Gabe Orlowitz and Jason Federico, Wakefield; Jack Pizzotti, Melrose; Timothy Barba, Watertown.
  • Merrimack Valley: Shawn Carlson, John Farrel and John Hennessy, Andover; Pat Noone, Brendan Walsh and Tim Wheeler, Central Catholic; Mike Martel, Chelmsford; Aaron Barbosa and Matt Silva, Dracut; Trevor Behrendt, Josh Chasse and Ron Rosario, Haverhill; Harvey Blanco, Mike Calzetta and Jose Sandoval, Lawrence; Chris Callery and Anyelo Roman, Lowell; Ron Wallace, Tewksbury.
  • Northeastern Large: Andy Brown, Pete Kallas, Matt Lanza, Ethan Trowt, Joe Wioncek and Felix Zamot, Beverly; Wilson Mercado, Lynn Classical; Brian Maynard, Esteban Paula, Roberto Reyes, and Johnathan Surette, Lynn English; Tommy Ciulla, Patrick Dumas, Ryan English Marc Finnochio, Marc Lineham, Jarad Shields and Peter Sucharewicz, Peabody; Chris Mastropictro and Richie Palladino, Revere; TJ Larivee and Sean Linehan, Salem.
  • Northeastern Small: Kyle Larson and Tom Marini, Danvers; Taylor Burbine, Brett Cahill, Trevor Curley, Ryan Cusick, , Dylan Maki and Conor Ressel, Gloucester; Dan Comeau, Evan Comeau, Brandon Lee and Eric Steen, Marblehead; Tyler Calla, Craig Cole, Dave Ferreria and Michael Silva, Saugus; Chris Cameron, Hunter Gordon, Steve Moran and John Pelletier, Swampscott; Matt Moore, Winthrop.
  • Old Colony: Matt Campbell and Zach George, Attleboro; Sean Adams and Andrew Hurd, Barnstable; Drew Larson, Greg Leger, Tyler Waterman, Ed Campbell, and Mike Connolly, Bridgewater- Raynham; Nic DeMello, Dennis Medeiros, Jon St. Onge, Frank Vilacha, Aaron Stauffer, and Ryan McCarthy, Dartmouth; Ray Malagan, Mike Reilly, and Arim Mulhern, Taunton.
  • Patriot: Jeff Blout, Shane DiBona, Pat McWilliams and Phil Sciretta, Duxbury; David Gibson, Hanover; Charlie Cifrino, Sam Koonce, Eric MacIver, Jake McGuiggan and KC Murphy, Hingham; Evan Anderson, Middleboro; John Ainsley, Joe Edgerly and Ryan Louis, North Quincy; Sam Nagle and Mike Sjolin, Pembroke; Joe Carlier, Rockland; Rob Carlezon, Scituate; Matt Burgess and Zach Smith, Silver Lake; John Bilunas, Whitman-Hansen.
  • South Coast: Charlie Small, Bourne; Karney Boff, Sam Duford, and John Simmons, D-R; John Labrode, Keane Costa, James Lopes, and Ben Chadwick, Fairhaven; Ty Breton and Dennis Hamel, Greater New Bedford; Nick Filloramo, Chad Snow, and Brendon Bergeron, Old Rochester; Matt Quinn and Jeff Sousa, Seekonk.
  • South Shore: Ian Campbell, Chris Dion, Tyler Hitchcock and Steve Perakslis, Abington; Justin DeAndrade, Nick Harmer, Brendan O’Brien and Dave Pierce, East Bridgewater; Tyler LeClair and Brendan Mahoney, Carver; Brendan Doonan, Cohasset; John Charves and Bryant Warner, Harwich; Corey Andrade, Tyler Shute and Ryan Welch, Mashpee; AJ DeBenedictis, Brendan Kennedy, Dom Palmariello and Mike Verrochi, Norwell.
  • Tri-Valley: Pat Curtis, Ashland; Steve Hole and Adam Taylor, Bellingham; Andrew Perlmutter, Dover-Sherborn; Kelly Cook, Andrew Park, and Dan Muscatello, Hopkinton; Pat Bridge and Chris Warren, Medfield; Ted Davenport, Medway; Devin Askew, Sean Ryan, Nick Salvo, and Ricky Travers, Norton; Sean Amaru, Jason Sementelli, and John Sheehan, Westwood.

HOW WE PICKED THE TEAM


The All-Scholastic baseball team was selected by the school sports staff. Selection is limited to MIAA schools that compete in EMass leagues. Text by Evan MacDonald. GLOBE STAFF PHOTOS/JOHN IOVEN